Rear of Government House with view of St. Matthew's Church, Halifax (3608929345)

SchmidtvilleHalifax

TownGrade

C⁻

Better than 23% of Canadian towns

The neighbourhood, home to 18,105 people, lies in Halifax. It is one of 36 neighbourhoods of Halifax.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: CP Hoffman from Washington, DC, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

18,105

people, Census 2021

Median age

years · Nova Scotia’s towns: 51.6

Postsecondary

76%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

57%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Schmidtville a good place to live?

Schmidtville’s weakest is cost of living (D−). The neighbourhood grades C− overall, better than nearly a quarter of Canadian towns. Incomes are on the low side (C−). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety and B− for hazard risk.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. A university neighbourhood: graded, but left out of rankings (so many residents are students that income and jobs read as students' figures).

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Jobs & income

How Schmidtville grades

Each subject compares Schmidtville with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workC⁻Open →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB⁺Open →SafetyAbout average among the towns comparedC⁺Open →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itB⁻Open →

SchoolsIn Nova Scotia, there’s no schools grade: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Schmidtville stand out

The 3 things Schmidtville does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

57% walk, cycle or take transit

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Households renting

Housing

86% rent their home

Against 25% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Schmidtville.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Schmidtville than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 39% of household income

$548,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

The median home value was $548,000, above Nova Scotia’s towns ($250,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 48% of households, above Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Schmidtville alone, so this card uses the figure for the Halifax metro area.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Schmidtville$548,000

Nova Scotia$250,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Schmidtville	Nova Scotia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	39%	21%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	48%	13%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$548,000	$250,000	$406,000

$1,828

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageSchmidtville’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,828 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living9.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $548,000, against the median household income Owners and renters14% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Trips to work from Schmidtville are shorter than from Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 21 min on average

57%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Walk41%

Car or van39%

Public transit16%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Schmidtville	Nova Scotia	Canada
Average trip	21 min	23 min	26 min

$55,800

median household income, 2020

39%

worked from home, May 2021

95%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSchmidtville’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment17% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work57% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HealthHealth B⁺

Around Schmidtville, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

51%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Measured across the Zone 4 - Central: health survey and life expectancy

Expected years of life at birth: 81.4, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns (80.0) and near Canadian towns (81.5). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 11% of adults, against 14% for Nova Scotia. What sets Schmidtville apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.6 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Schmidtville51%

Nova Scotia’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Schmidtville	Nova Scotia	Canada
Smokers	11%	15%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	20%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.4	80.0	81.5
Very good or excellent health	51%	49%	52%

81.4

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.6 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSchmidtville’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.6 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.4, men 79.3 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

Schmidtville has milder winters than Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −8.3°C

22.7°CJuly afternoons

Between the last spring frost, 30 April, and the first in autumn, 29 October, lie 181 days. The thermometer drops below freezing on 133 days a year, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (133) and below Canadian towns (159). Expect July highs of around 22.7°C in Schmidtville. Snow peaks in January: 54 cm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.5°C

Spring8.8°C

Summer21.6°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Schmidtville	Nova Scotia	Canada
July afternoon high	22.7°C	23.1°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,414 mm	1,393 mm	883 mm
January night low	−8.3°C	−8.9°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	215 cm	215 cm	141 cm

215 cm

of snow a year

133

days with frost a year

181

frost-free days, 30 Apr to 29 Oct

124

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSchmidtville’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 22.7°C, January lows −8.3°C Rain and snow1,414 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow215 cm of snow a year Weather station6.3 km to the station · Shearwater

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Shearwater)

SafetySafety C⁺

For safety, Schmidtville gets a C+

71Crime Severity Index

Its police area recorded 13.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (14.5) and above Canadian towns (12). Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 37.3 per 1,000 a year, near Nova Scotia’s towns (36.2) and higher than Canadian towns (31.2). Schmidtville doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Halifax Metropolitan Area service area.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202372

202474

202569

2023–2025	Schmidtville	Nova Scotia	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	37.3	36.2	31.2
Violent crime	13.8	14.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSchmidtville’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety71 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Schmidtville’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Schmidtville safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Outdoors

Beaches near Schmidtville: 18 within 5 km

5.9%of the land within 10 km protected

4 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Fleming Park Trail System and North Loop. 3.1 km from town is Long Lake Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Terence Bay Wilderness Area (4,429 ha) is the biggest, 9.7 km from town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 5.9% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Schmidtville5.9%

Nova Scotia’s towns8.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Schmidtville	Nova Scotia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	5.9%	8.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	8	23.5	4

3.1 km

to Long Lake Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageSchmidtville’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Fleming Park Trail System Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas16 protected areas within 10 km · Terence Bay Wilderness Area National & provincial parks3.1 km to a provincial park · Long Lake Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Schmidtville than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 5% are under 15

29median age

People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below Nova Scotia’s towns (25%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. 32% of residents belong to a visible minority, above Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

SchmidtvilleNova ScotiaCanada

Nova ScotiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

13%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree3%

Postsecondary qualification76%

Women and men · all residents

49.8% of Schmidtville’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 9,010 women to 9,095 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Schmidtville
	Schmidtville	Nova Scotia	Canada
Under 15	5%	14%	16%
15 to 64	82%	62%	64%
65+	13%	25%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	3.3%	18%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	76%	54%	56%

Full pageSchmidtville’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages29 median age · 13% are 65 or over Households10,310 households English and French17% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Nova Scotia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Schmidtville in November: highs near 9°C, lows near 1°C

9°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal November brings 135 mm of rain and snow. By December, a normal day reaches 4°C and a night falls to −4°C. About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Over the year, August is warmest at 23°C by day and January coldest at −8°C by night.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November9°C

December4°C

January0°C

February1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	1°C	−7°C	394 mm
Spring	9°C	0°C	342 mm
Summer	22°C	13°C	297 mm
Autumn	14°C	6°C	382 mm

1°C

a normal November night

135 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSchmidtville’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest August, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Shearwater); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Shannon Miedema (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Halifax, the riding that includes Schmidtville

Schmidtville is part of Halifax, whose council is led by Andy Fillmore, the mayor.

Full pageSchmidtville’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itRegional Municipality

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Schmidtville has 3 public library branches

Among them: Halifax Central Library, W.K.

Full pageSchmidtville’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong1.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Flood mapping exists for Schmidtville: 1 on record, latest by Halifax Regional Municipality

Moderatewildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Zone 6 health region

NRCan expects $0.018 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Schmidtville, near the typical $0.030. Radon is higher than usual: 13% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Some 2.7% of the land within 25 km of Schmidtville has burned since 1986; at 0.07% a year that is moderate, not high.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Schmidtville13%

Nova Scotia’s towns13%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Schmidtville	Nova Scotia	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	13%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.018	$0.018	$0.030

Moderate

wildfire band

3.1 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageSchmidtville’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireModerate wildfire band · 2.7% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.018 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Halifax

Schools

24 schools serve Schmidtville, 15 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade

24schools within 3 km

The schools around it answer to 2 boards, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns (1) yet lower than Canadian towns (3).

School	Level	Students	System
LeMarchant St Thomas ElementaryIn SchmidtvilleElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Citadel HighIn SchmidtvilleSecondary · Grades 10–RG	Secondary · Grades 10–RG	–	English public
École Mer et Monde FrenchTeaches in FrenchAll grades	All grades	–	French public

See all 24 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public23

French public1

Schools within 3 km	Schmidtville	Nova Scotia	Canada
School boards	2	1	3

0.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSchmidtville’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school24 schools within 3 km · 15 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade Language1 of 24 teach in French · 6% of schools in Nova Scotia The boards2 school boards · Halifax Regional Centre for Education Questions“What schools are there in Schmidtville?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Nova Scotia aren’t in the schools rankings: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.

History

Schmidtville’s record starts in 1749 with Georges Island

53historic places

Inside the town the registers count 53 historic places; 23 are top designations. Designations here include 22 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, 7 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station. A further 2 sit a short way past the edge of town.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations23

Other federal designations23

Provincial and local listings7

Among them

1749

oldest construction date on the record

20%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

historic places just outside the town

National Historic Sites

Heritage	Schmidtville	Nova Scotia	Canada
Homes built before 1961	20%	28%	18%

Full pageSchmidtville’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers53 historic places inside the town Highest designations23 top designations · Georges Island Older homes20% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Schmidtville have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Schmidtville

15pages on Schmidtville

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 71 Housing & costD⁻Homes 9.8 × income Property pricesSchools24 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.4 in its region Work & commuteC⁻60% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: moderate

Out and about

Outdoors5.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 29 History53 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

St. Mary's Basilica and 41 more in and around Schmidtville

The best-known places to visit in and around Schmidtville come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

ChurchSt. Mary's Basilicain town

FortGeorges Islandin town

Art galleryArt Gallery of Nova Scotiain town

CastleHalifax Citadelin town

GardenHalifax Public Gardensin town

MuseumMaritime Museum of the Atlanticin town

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

St. Mary's Basilica: baekken, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Georges Island: Thparkth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halifax Citadel: Moneywagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halifax Public Gardens: Hantsheroes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: Letterofmarque, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Schmidtville

No notable person born in Schmidtville is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Elliot PageCanadian actor · born in North End · born 1987

Leslie HopeCanadian actress · born in North End · born 1965

Ty OlssonCanadian actor · born in North End · born 1974

Edward BelcherBritish naval officer, hydrographer and… · born in North End · 1799–1877

Hal FosterCanadian-American illustrator · born in North End · 1892–1982

Laura ReganCanadian actress · born in North End · born 1977

Photo credits

Elliot Page: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Leslie Hope: Hilary, CC BY 2.0 · Ty Olsson: Lisa West Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edward Belcher: Stephen Pearce, Public domain

About Schmidtville

Neighbourhood in Halifax

TownRatings splits Halifax into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Schmidtville is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 18,105 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Nova Scotia
City: Halifax
Census subdivision: 1209034

Schmidtville’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

North EndSouth EndWestmountWindsor ParkManor ParkAustinvilleSchmidtville

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Schmidtville	18,105	—	C⁻	D⁻	C⁺	B⁺
North End	19,733	1.8	C	D⁻	C⁺	B⁺
South End	22,012	2.8	C	D	C⁺	B⁺
Westmount	23,207	3.3	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺	B⁺
Windsor Park	13,044	3.4	C	D	C⁺	B⁺
Manor Park	14,148	3.7	C	D	C⁺	B⁺
Austinville	28,021	4	C	D	C⁺	B⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Schmidtville

Do people in Schmidtville speak French?

English and French are both spoken by 17% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 0%.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).